Scrapbook of Elizabeth Crampton Booth Shepherd, 1932-1936
Overview
Scrapbook of Elizabeth Crampton Booth Shepherd, Radcliffe College Class of 1936.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1936
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Elizabeth Crampton Booth Shepherd as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
2 foldersThis scrapbook of Elizabeth Crampton Booth Shepherd's college years, 1932-1936, includes invitations, programs, tickets, newspaper clippings, dance cards, and a letter from Ada Comstock.
BIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth (Crampton) Booth Shepherd was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1914. When her mother died in 1929 she went to live with aunts in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She attended local schools and then went on to Radcliffe from where she graduated in 1936 cum laude in Fine Arts. She earned her A.M. in 1938 in Fine Arts from the University of Pittsburgh.
Shepherd was docent at the Carnegie Museum and then taught history of art as an instructor at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1941 she married Donald Booth and while bringing up their seven children, was involved in the Parent Teacher's Association, the Women's Club, and the Village Garden Club.
After her husband's death in 1966, Shepherd went back to school and received her M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968. She was a cataloguer at the Frick Fine Arts Library for five years and then became head of the library for five years.
After retirement in 1980 she continued to work in libraries as a volunteer. In 1983 she married Charles S. Shepherd, a retired engineer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: R86-9
This scrapbook was given to the Radcliffe College Archives by Elizabeth Crampton Booth Shepherd in March 1986.
Processing Information
Processed: August 1987
By: Isabelle Bland Dry '35
Subject
- Radcliffe Choral Society (Organization)
- Radcliffe College. Class of 1936 (Organization)
- Radcliffe College--Students (Organization)
- Title
- Shepherd, Elizabeth Crampton Booth, 1914-2010. Scrapbook of Elizabeth Crampton Booth Shepherd, 1932-1936: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Radcliffe College Archives, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01086
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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